Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood

In Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, Alexandra Fuller remembers her African childhood with candor and sensitivity. Though it is a diary of an unruly life in an often inhospitable place, it is suffused with Fuller’s endearing ability to find laughter, even when there is little to celebrate.
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shoshanaanne

A Journey of Incredible Candor

I will read this book a second, and perhaps a third, time. A good ride, great flavor, evocative thoughts, someone I'd like to spend time with. Bobo Fuller says she still misses Africa, daily. This girl, who knew how to use her mother's Uzi fr...

bluecayuse

Definitely a story out of Africa

I have rarely discovered a book that I wanted to read more than once. I have a collection of 22 such books. This is number 22. Alexandra Fuller's graphic and heartfelt prose takes the reader on an exotic and fascinating journey...

cr01

Who's barking!!

Touching tale of life on the "wrong" side of a colonial war in Africa. A facinating account of history in the making through the eyes of a child. On a political level, for African countries, the transfer to self governance after an extended...

PWMckendrick

Make Every Breath Count

You will not forget this book easily, I can't wait to see what she comes up with next. All I know is that it is another nonfiction. I have been given great tips on reviewing books by other members, and have used some (thanks), but I...

shoshanaanne

Pros: Amazing story of an English girl growing up in a changing Africa.

Cons: None.

bluecayuse

Pros: Graphic and mesmerizing

Cons: None

cr01

Pros: Fasinating story of one families determination to remain in Africa in the turbulent 1980's.

Cons: Absolutely nothing!

PWMckendrick

Pros: The best book that I have ever read, hard hitting, raw, brilliant!

Cons: None

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